Sox75

B's stay alive!

Bogie gonna bash!

Here WE GO!

LOL :0 I hear ya! Tough to be patient with him when the team is SUCKING wind, he's hitting a buck-40, & the Sox look this bad.

Once Mookie, Bogie, JDM, Beni, Decers, & the Mooreland / Pearce heat up, we don't need JBJ hitting over .240

So yeh. I'll defend JBJ

Yes. JBJ can look so bad at the plate, but his D is epic, & ironically his bat helped us win a WSC in several key games.

Here we go again

Can both sides actually be right? Yes! Swi's history in the minors NEVER justified 'a shot' in the majors in the first place. All you have to do is look at his minor league stats to absolutely confirm that. His hitting stats were anemic even in the minors. I find it incredible that SO MANY Sox Fans here still impute "good hitting" catcher to a guy who has NEVER hit well. He manifestly has never hit well, yet some are absolutely convinced that he has..... So..... the Sox were forced to bring him up originally as a panic move. They did not have another option at that time, so they called up Swi. Eventually, they threw him into LF for Hanley, & the rest was history. After that, they have kept Swi up with the big team in a bizarre attempt to keep giving him chances where none was ever warranted. Time & time again, they've continued to keep him up, but never give him "a shot," knowing that he was only there as an insurance policy. They knew he wasn't ready as a catcher in the minors, but seemed to want to keep him up to market him for a trade. The whole thing was a sick joke. He was never going to "prove himself" because the ONLY thing he really has going for him is the fact that he is a very good athlete. He will never be a really good catcher, but he could potentially become a half-decent backup catcher with a floundering team. Bottom line.... Kimmi is correct that Swi was never really given 'a shot,' to play consistently, but Moon is correct that Swi has never had the goods to deserve a shot. He never should have been called up in the first place. Now, perhaps he gets a consistent shot to prove himself somewhere? I don't think things change that much for him. He still needs to play everyday ..... in the minors.

f*** yeh!

& apparently, I f***ing love watching Netflix with my wife...

On the bright side??? I just realized how much I love oolong tea. f***ing amazing the little pleasures I'm enjoying these days...

Jesus!!! :'(

Here we go again....

Aren't we missing the elephant in the room. It seems neither Vaz or Swi is capable of calling a game. The pitches are coming from the dugout?

All of this begs the question???? Why is Vaz not progressing as a catcher & mlb hitter? He does not seem to be making great strides in his game. I think it's time the Sox start targeting a catcher? idk.... 3 catchers has always made me wonder??? What the hell is the problem?

All you have to do is Google Swi's minor league hitting stats. 1 decent season. BUT, because he is considered a "great" athlete, & versatile, he gets a great deal of undue credit for things he simply is not. Such as, a good to plus mlb player. He is not. Still love the kid, & wish him all the best. On top of that, our SR has never fallen close to in love with his game behind the plate. Not even a mild crush. Now Sandy? They do like Sandy!

No doubt about it. I've said this since the beginning with Swi, whom I also like. BUT, he simply put has NEVER had a good hitting season in the majors or the minors. It is beyond me when folks impute "excellent" offensive player to Swi, let alone good or even pretty good. He's never put together a good hitting season.

Look, I like Sandy. In fact, I love the guy. But, "great?" Come on now. He's a good defensive catcher, but he's clearly past his prime. When you combine his offensive game, the case for him being labelled a "GREAT" catcher is closed. He simply isn't. Now, clearly the Sox are capable of hiding him in a GREAT hitting lineup, but when the rest of the guys are struggling, he is a standout MAJOR HOLE in the lineup.

No doubt, he doesn't look great right now, but would you SERIOUSLY bet on him not looking good / great by year's end? He's the real deal that Ells never was. Sad thing? We will be outbid, & Mookie (the REAL future HOF CF'r) will walk & haunt us for the next decade +++ Save your passion for the big picture loss of Mookie.

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.... Mookie will turn it around, & he will more than likely have an all around great season. Still, so far, he doesn't look great. Time to get it rolling! BUT.... losing & playing like s*** is contagious.... The whole team, save a few guys, LOOKS LIKE s***. It is what it is. Mookie will turn it around. Until then, his applause will be a notch off raucous.

I was thinking the same thing, and was not at all surprised to see him struggle. He was SO CLEARLY running on NOTHING but fumes at the end. It explains jumping at & on a very good, but not great, deal from the Sox. I'd feel better if they put him on the DL, & just let him get healthy. The deal is a done deal. Protect your long term investment.

Still, the BOTTOM LINE here is, that the SR is woefully unprepared for this season. This is a jucking JOKE! Cora simply needs to fall on his sword. Take all the heat. Promise to get the SR ready to pitch.... & put the pressure of a clean slate on the SR. Sale? Simply doesn't look remotely healthy.

Can we just be honest for 1 min.... Yes. The SPing seems to like Sandy. Sandy is a good, but not great defensive catcher. Vaz is a good defensive catcher with very decent skills, but obviously no head for catching a game, & giving the SR CONFIDENCE that HE IS THE GUY to guide them seamlessly through a game. Swi? A very decent athlete.... not to bright. With how hum baseball skills & baseball smarts. He was NEVER going to LEAD ANY TEAM to anything.

Yeh yeh yeh. He's an ACE.... BUT, it is beyond obvious that Sale is completely off his game. There absolutely MUST BE something physical? It's the ONLY THING that makes sense with the dramatic drop in velocity. Yes... The Cora experiment of a SUPER-LIGHT ST is a complete bust, but beyond that, Sale is a MAJOR concern. He looked totally WASTED at the end of the season. I think we may have a real problem on our hands?